Photography by Travis Peltz

I take a lot of photos with my iPhone. Right now there are over 3,000 images on my device. Overall, the app does the “heavy-lifting” for post processing is by far Photoshop Express. It’s available in both the App Store and Google Play for free. Go download it! Click the link to read my entire post-processing method using Photoshop Express! Read more

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A new year is on the horizon and with every new year comes change. Normally for the past two years I’ve promised to share more photos and videos. I’ve promised that more content is on the way. But so far, that never happened. I’ve decided not to make that mistake again. In 2015, I’m putting down my DSLR. It’s going on the shelf. All my lenses are being packed away into the photo gear cave. Done.

I’m sick of lugging my DSLR around. I’m tired of waiting to get back to the studio to begin processing my images. It’s not fun anymore. In my day job I take plenty of product images for my company. I am so tired of processing images on the desktop. It has sucked the fun out of my hobby photography.

Even with all that being said, my love for photography has never been stronger. It’s never been more exciting! Right now it’s easier than ever to take up photography as a hobby or start a career in it. It’s so accessible now to everyone. You might be confused? But the answer is in your front pocket, next to your laptop, or you may even be using it to talk with someone else. Yeah, I’m talking about your smartphone. Your iPhone, Galaxy, Nexus, or whatever. These smartphones are beginning to really unleash photography’s true potential. Most of us with smartphones are also carrying high quality cameras. You see the direction I’m heading?

In 2015 I’m not hanging up on photography. No. I’m completely diving into mobile photography. As crazy it may sound, I’m only going to use my iPhone 6 for images on this blog, my Facebook page, and Instagram. I’ve found that I have 10x more fun with my iPhone when taking pictures than with my professional DSLR camera. I feel liberated with my iPhone. It can come on any trip or on a walk outdoors and it’s so small that I don’t really know its with me. For the past 2 years I’ve been trying to get out more with the DSLR, but I don’t have time and I’m sick of using it thanks to my day job.

So here is what’s happening. My iPhone 6 is with me nearly 100% of the day. I have a billion more chances of capturing an amazing scene or moment using it, rather than my DSLR. Why? Because I don’t lug my DSLR around 100% of the day. It’s too cumbersome. From this post onward, ALL images or videos will be captured, edited natively on my iPhone 6, and uploaded.

I will disclose every detail about how I captured the image, how I edited the image, and which apps I used. I will show you any extra gear (cases and such) that I may use along the way. That way everyone can get out there and make awesome pictures themselves!! If you have a smartphone of any kind, get out there and take pictures with it. There are no excuses. I will be completely transparent.

I have no excuses to not follow through with this since I have my iPhone 6 with me at all times. I have apps that allow me to post directly to this blog from anywhere I have a cellular signal or WiFi connection. I have mobile apps that allow me to do desktop grade post-processing. I essentially have a computer and high quality camera in a single handheld unit that is no thicker than a pencil in my pocket. It’s crazy when you think about it.

So here is to 2015 photographers! Let’s get mobile. Let’s get making pictures.

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This is what you can stumble upon during walks in the Winter. A creek (imagine me saying it like “crick”) of ice! This was the only angle I could capture the image, otherwise my camera and I would have went for a dip.